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EDITOR. 



MIIV. Noy. 23,1889. No. 47. 



We are soi-ry to learn that on ac- 

 ■ ount of failing eye-sight, Mr. Willis M. 

 Barnum, of Angelica, N. Y.. has to give up 

 all literary work. He is to undergo an op- 

 eration as soon as possible, which we hope 

 will result favorably. 



The bee-keepers of Tuscola county, 

 Mich., expect to organize an association 

 soon. Any one interested may obtain par- 

 ticulars by addressing H. E. Gordon, Union- 

 ville. Mich. 



Please notice our latest Premiums 

 lor getting new Subscribers, on page 751 of 

 rhis issue. It will pay every reader to en- 

 deavor to procure new subscribers for us. 

 We ought to get thousands of new readers 

 <luring the next two months. 



Mrs. Mahala B. Chaddock died on 

 Nov. 13, 1889, at her home in Vermont, 

 Fulton county, Ills., after an illness of six 

 weeks. Pneumonia was the cause. In her 

 latest poem, published on page 696, the last 

 two stanzas were quite prophetic — "She 

 sleeps 'Neath the Whispering Leaves." 



The Dee-Keepers^ Bcview for No- 

 \ ember gives the following " notice " of the 

 Honey Almanac: 



Of the many interesting and valuable 

 books and pamphlets gotten out by that in- 

 defatigable worker, Thomas G. Newman, 

 the latest is a " Honey Almanac." Recog- 

 nizing that honey is a luxury, the sale of 

 which must be pushed, Bro. Newman has 

 given bee-keepers this lever with which to 

 do the "pushing." Each alternate page is 

 an illustrated calendar, while the remain- 

 ing pages are filled with interesting facts, 

 figures and susgcstious concerning the uses 

 of honey for food, beverages, cooking. 

 medicineti, vinegar, cosmetics, cti- 



Keese's Uee-I-^-scape. 



Mr. Z. T. Hawk, of Audubon, Iowa, writes 

 as follows concerning this useful implement 

 which is described and illustrated on iiage 

 727 of our last issue. He says: 



On page 697 Frank Coverdale describes 

 a wire-cone escape tor cleaning the bees out 

 of the section-cases. The device may be 

 original with Mr. Coverdale, but it is the 

 bee-escape invented by Mr. J. S. Reese, of 

 Winchester, Ky., and illustrated and de- 

 scribed in OleaniiKjs more than a year ago. 

 There is also an illustration of the im- 

 proved device in the Nov. 1 issue of that 

 paper. It is an exceedingly useful im- 

 plement in the apiary, as I have demon- 

 strated by actual use, and I should be very 

 sorry to see any attempt to detract from 

 the credit that is justly Mr. Reese's due. 



Here is the description of the simplified 

 bee-escape above referred to : 



I am now using with great success and 

 pleasure my bee-escape made wholly of a 

 Hat board and a single cone. The board is 

 just the size to cover the T super or surplus 

 case, and may have bee-space or half Ijee- 

 space above or below, or both, as needed, 

 and the 2-inch hole is put through the board 

 at such a point that the cone will fit down 

 into the lower or unfinished case of sec- 

 tions. When you have taken one section 

 out temporarily, and this point will be de- 

 termined by the width of section used, this 

 cone may be about ii\{ inches long, and is 

 easily made from a piece of wire-cloth 6 

 inches square, by turning a piece of hard 

 wood to about the shape desired, as a form, 

 and shape the cone over it. The cone may 

 be attached to a piece of thin board with a 

 hole in it instead of the board direct, so the 

 cone may be easily taken off, and all snugly 

 stored away for the next season. 



Reese's SimpUfled Bee-Escape. 



Now, to take off the last case of sections 

 at the close of the season, just place an 

 empty super over the brood-chamber; lay 

 the escape board on, with cone down, of 

 course, and set the case of honey on top. 

 The few lurking l)ees that will remain in the 

 top case will all be old ones, and will not 

 slaow fight when you remove the cover, but 

 will be glad to Hy back home. 



In this empty case over the brood-cham- 

 ber, when no honey is coming in between 

 the spring or early summer flow and the 

 fall flow, you will find the bees will cluster 

 veiy quietly, and be out of mischief. This 

 last plan will not get the bees out quite so 

 clean as the first plan I wrote you about 

 sometime ago, but it has the advantage of 

 forcing the bees into the empty case of sec- 

 tions at once, and giving them no empty 

 space to cluster and build comb in the case 

 that would contain the cone. I have been 

 rather persistent in presenting to you and 

 the public this discovery; but I know very 

 well its merits, and it is cheap (no patent 

 and no booming) . Try them. 



J. S. Reese. 



Winchester, Ky., July 16, 1889. 



^g° Mons. H. Hamet, for 33 years editor 

 of L' ApievUe\n\ at Paris, France, died on 

 Oct. 0. 1889. aged 74 yeare. 



Tlie lulernational Convention. 



The following from the President of the 

 International American Bee- Association, is 

 in reference to the coming convention : 



I have several times been requested to 

 suggest to those expecting to attend the 

 convention at Brantford, Ont., the desira- 

 bility of taking with them a sample of 

 both extracted and comb honey (a pound 

 or more), having marked on it the name 

 and location of the producer, the kind of 

 honey, and the wholesale and retail price 

 of the same in their locality. Those not in 

 attendance can send samples, if they wish, 

 m care of the Secretary, Mr. R. F. Holter- 

 mann, at Brantford, Out., charges prepaid; 

 and if thought best, judges could be ap- 

 pointed by the convention to examine and 

 report on the samples, and it would give all 

 an opiiortunity to see, taste and compare 

 honey from different localities. Any one 

 having anything new, novel and useful in 

 bee-culture, would do all a favor by also 

 having such on exhibition. 



A. B. M.\sox. 



We have received the following in 

 regard to reduced railroad fares, etc., from 

 Secretary Holtennann, of Brantford, Ont. : 



Applications for reduced railroad certifi- 

 cates are already pouring in. Bee-keepers 

 of the United States must come to our side 

 of the boundary line to get reduced rates. 

 On the Michigan Central railroad no re- 

 duced rates can be secured, but they can 

 be had on the Grand Trunk and Canadian 

 Pacific railroads. Railroad certificates can 

 be procured from me; it the applicant 

 travels on the Canadian Pacific road, tickets 

 must be purchased for Woodstock or Gait, 

 and from there get a ticket on the Grand 

 Trunk railroad for Brantford. In this 

 case, you must send for two certificates 

 from me. 



The Commercial Hotel at Brantford will 

 board members of the bee-convention for 

 75 cents per day; at the Kirby House for 

 SI. 50. Both hotels are near the place of 

 meeting, the former being a SI. 00 house, 

 and the latter .?2.00 per day. There is a 

 sample room for tbe display of hives and 

 other bee-supplies iu the Kirby House. 



R. F. HOLTEKMANS. 



Onr '* Home Journal." 



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